Abstract
Background: Allergic rhinitis is a common inflammatory disorder of the nasal mucosa induced by an allergen. Sleep impairment is a significant problem for patients with allergic rhinitis. Study objectives: The current study aimed to assess the quality of sleep among cases with AR in comparison to non-cases and also to determine the quality of sleep correlates among partisans. Methods: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study conducted in 2019 from the period of July to October 2019 among the total of 597 Saudi adults who were randomly selected to participate whose ages ranged from 18 to 65 years. The participants have answered a self-reported questionnaire (PSQI). The collected data were analyzed by SPSS version 22. All statistical analysis was done using two-tailed tests and an alpha error of 0.05. A P-value is less than or equal to 0.05 considered to be statistically significant. Results: Among the participants, 509 (85.3%) were diagnosed as allergic rhinitis (AR) cases which were severed among 20.3% and moderate among 55.4% of them. good sleep quality was recorded among 38.3% of AR cases compared to 53.4% of the comparison group. Age and gender had no significant association with good sleep quality among the participants (P> 0.05). However, the duration of disease (P=.014) and disease severity (P=.001) had a significant correlation. Conclusion: It was concluded that sleep quality is altered in AR patients. Sleep quality was affected in moderate and severe, and in particular in severe AR. Feeling cold or hot with the need for sleep medication was the most area affecting sleep quality. Sleep disturbance is common in allergic rhinitis, especially in more severe forms. Disease duration and severity should be considered as contributing factors.